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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tools</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Customize</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog provides a means of extending the power of the Enterprise Architect desktop. From here you can configure custom tools and make them accessible from the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Main Menu</span><span class="f_BodyText">. You can create menu options that hyperlink to different applications, compilers, batch scripts, automation scripts, URLs or documentation.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Add and Configure Custom Tools</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Customize</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Customize</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tools</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="customizemenu-tools.png" width="426" height="309" border="0" alt="CustomizeMenu-Tools"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> icon (left of the red </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;">X</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> ). A blank field displays in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Menu contents</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> list.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="createcustomtool-step1.png" width="431" height="298" border="0" alt="CreateCustomTool-Step1"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Type in the name of the tool as it should appear in the menu.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Command</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type the name of the tool.exe file to use; the tool must be a valid filename.</span></li>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Programs installed with your operating system (e.g. Notepad, Wordpad) do not require a full file path. Programs installed separately (e.g. Microsoft Visual Studio) require the full file path in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Command</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> field. If necessary, use the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [ ... ]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> (Browse) button to locate the tool in the file system (see <a href="openingexternaltools.htm">Using Parameters</a>).</span></p>
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<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">Add any arguments required by the tool (see <a href="openingexternaltools.htm">Opening External Tools</a> and <a href="passingparameterstoexternal.htm">Passing Parameters to External Applications</a>), and specify an initial directory if required.</span></li>
<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">Close the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Customize</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog. Your tool should have now been added to the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu as shown below.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="createcustomtool-step3.png" width="293" height="364" border="0" alt="CreateCustomTool-Step3"></li>
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